‘Whiplash’ actor on ‘Young & Hungry’ second season

Los Angeles: Actor Jayson Blair, who starred in the Oscar-nominated film “Whiplash”, has landed a recurring role on the second season of “Young & Hungry”.

The 31-year-old actor will play Josh’s (Jonathan Sadowski) carefree younger brother Jake, who returns to town in hopes of starting a new career as a chef in the ABC Family comedy, said The Hollywood Reporter.

Blair was previously a series regular on now cancelled MTV’s “The Hard Times of RJ Berger” and NBC’s “The New Normal”.

The second season of “Young & Hungry”, created by David Holden and executive produced by Ashley Tisdale, will premiere on August 12 on ABC Family.